Table one (1) and two (2) below provides criminal cases opened by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) during the 2022/23 financial year and from 1 April 2023 to date, respectively. The tables include the names of local and provincial governments charged for non-compliance with the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998 and the status of the criminal cases verdicts, pleas, and ...
The Department of Water and Sanitation, in terms of its regulatory role, issues notices of Intention to issue a directive and directives for the contravention of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998. Tables 1(a) and 2(b) below provide a list of issued (i) Notices of Intention to issue a Directive and (ii) Directives (aa) in the 2022-23 financial year and (bb) since ...
The shortfall referenced in the Drop Reports are shortages in technical skills at municipal level and it may be that the posts are filled but the staff involved are not appropriately qualified or registered. It is important to note that as much as half of the current shortage of process controllers could be addressed by training of existing staff to enable certification, rather than ...
The response provided by the Department regarding NA 3359 indicated that “From 1 April 2023 to date, the Department had issued 22 Notices of Intention to Issue a Directive and 5 Directives in response to identified contraventions related to the requirements stipulated under Section 19(3) and 22 of the National Water Act”.
The tables below provide details of 22 entities that have been ...
1. The average amount of water provided by uMngeni-uThukela Water to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is summarised in the table below:
Month |
Targeted Volume in kl/day |
No. of days |
Monthly Target in kl |
Actual Supplied Volume in kl |
Monthly Variance in kl |
January |
1 105 000 |
28 |
30,940,000 |
32,126,382 |
1,186,382 |
February |
1 105 000 |
31 |
34,472,000 |
34,255,000 |
-217,000 |
March |
1 105 000 |
28 |
31,136,000 ... |
The Magareng Local Municipality reported that it is implementing three short- and medium term initiatives to address water supply challenges in Warrenton and surrounding areas, summarized as follows:
1. The District Development Model (DDM) promotes intergovernmental relations that enhance collaborative planning and implementation of local government programmes. Section 41(1) of the Constitution requires all spheres of government to cooperate with one another, support one another and foster friendly relations. Furthermore, in terms of section 154(1) of the Constitution, national and provincial governments, must support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to perform their ...
The table below provides details on number of applications for water authorization licenses handled by the Department of Water and Sanitation during the period 2017-2022:
Applications for water licences |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
Total |
a) Rejected |
38 |
112 |
54 |
48 |
37 |
289 |
b) Successful |
700 |
779 |
625 |
626 |
728 |
3548 |
c) Received |
888 |
937 |
1023 |
998 |
940 |
4786 |
The Department ...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has a constitutional responsibility to support municipalities to carry out their water and sanitation functions. Secondly, as the regulator of the water sector it is required to set regulatory rules, norms and standards for municipal water and sanitation services in terms of the National Water Act and the Water Services Act.
Whilst the government has made great ...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is implementing various support programmes and initiatives to strengthen local government in terms closing the gaps identified on the 2022 Green drop report.
The Department funds infrastructure interventions aimed at supporting Water Services Authorities in addressing the gaps identified in the 2022 Green drop reports. Before a project is approved for Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) funding it ...